Blocks — Aolar Carson Mosely

Blocks


aolar carson mosely (1912 - 1999)

Discover aolar carson mosely’s unique quilts & Gee’s Bend heritage! Explore her resilience, community art, & legacy in American quilting history.

Souls Grown Deep (Atlanta, Stany Zjednoczone)

Odkryj Souls Grown Deep: celebrację sztuki afroamerykańskiej z Południa USA! Poznaj kołdry Gee's Bend, sztukę assemblage oraz inspirujące historie artystów takich jak Thornton Dial i Lonnie Holley.

Born in 1912, Aolar Carson Mosely was one of eight children in the Gee’s Bend family of Elizabeth Pettway Carson and Sim Carson. At a young age, she was taught to quilt by her mother. Unlike many of her neighbors, she used a machine that had been purchased by her father.